It is personal vanity of the most flagrant type which intrudes itself, unasked, into other people's affairs. There are few of us who do not feel capable of ordering the daily lives of others, down to the most minute detail.

the world has been fair cruel if you've never known the love of a dog!

Lots of people think they're charitable if they give away their old clothes and things they don't want.

I had thought, in my blindness, that the great things were the easiest to do, but now I see that drudgery is an inseparable part of everything worth while, and the more worth while it is, the more drudgery is involved.

Money may not be your best friend, but it's the quickest to act, and seems to be favorably recognized in more places than most friends are.

Did you ever read a love-letter that wasn't an evidence of idiocy - except your own?

If there's anythin' on earth that can be more tryin' than any kind of relative, I don't know what it is, but relatives by marriage comes first - easy.